Fire use (Other Keyword)
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"Specialization" and "generalization" are used as descriptors for Paleolithic subsistence behavior, particularly when differentiating the Middle and Upper Paleolithic. These terms, however, dichotomize and obscure the complexity of subsistence decision-making. Instead, it is more productive to investigate whether Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans (AMH) differed in their perception of thresholds of cost versus gain in processing food. These thresholds are points beyond which the...
Modeling the Potential Effects of Cooking on Neanderthal Hunting Efficiency (2015)
It is an enormous challenge to reconstruct the complex and dynamic interactions between Prehistoric human groups, their resources, and their landscape from the archaeological record. This poster presents a unique model for exploring the relationship between Neanderthals and reindeer during glacial phases of the Middle Paleolithic in southwestern France, using data from zooarchaeological assemblages and experimental values for Neanderthal metabolic rates. I have developed a set of calculations...